Richard Dormer

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Richard Dormer is a Northern Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. After to being accepted to the Royal College of Art Richard accepted a scholarship at the RADA school of acting in London. After living and working in London, he returned to Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast and is married to director Rachel O'Riordan. Dormer is perhaps best known for his performance as Northern Irish Snooker star, Alex Higgins in Hurricane, which he wrote and starred in. The production received praise from critics and even from Higgins himself and saw Richard win The Stage award for best actor in 2003. He is currently the bookie's third favourite to play Higgins in the scheduled film of his life behind Cillian Murphy and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In 2004 Richard won the Irish Times Best Actor Award for his performance in Frank McGuinness's Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and in 2005 completed a season with Sir Peter Hall at the Theatre Royal and performed Bath in the George Bernard Shaw play, You Can Never Tell, William Shakespeare's,Much Ado About Nothing, Noël Coward's play, Private Lives, and in a production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Since, Dormer has written a number of plays including The Half and Gentleman's Tea Drinking Society which were produced through Belfast's Ransom theatre company. He has also provided the voices for over twenty BBC Radio 4 plays, documentaries and advertising campaigns. Following a run of film castings playing secondary characters, he was cast as the lead in the 2012 Good Vibrations which tells the story of Northern Ireland personality and punk rock visionary Terri Hooley. The film premièred at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was awarded 'best film' at the Galway film awards. 2012 also saw Dormer taking over the role of Lord Beric Dondarrion, known as the "Lightning Lord", the leader of the "Brotherhood Without Banners" for Season 3 of HBO series Game of Thrones.

Most Popular Richard Dormer Trailers

Total trailers found: 28

Mrs. Henderson Presents Trailer (2005)

08 September 2005

Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby.

SLR Trailer (2013)

13 July 2013

SLR is a short thriller about a man obsessed with "voyeur pornography". When he makes a shocking discovery online, he is forced onto the trail of an anonymous photographer known only by his user name of ANORAK.

11 Minutes Trailer (2015)

02 September 2015

The lives of urbanites intertwine in a world where anything can happen at any time.

Jump Trailer (2012)

08 June 2012

The lives of four twenty-somethings collide one fateful New Year's Eve in this twisty, blackly comic crime thriller set amidst the ancient walls of Derry, Northern Ireland, in a night of fast talk, accidents and intrigue.

Best: His Mother's Son Trailer (2009)

29 April 2009

Best – His Mother’s Son (BBC Two) was a gloomy drama about Ann Best, mother of George, who was strictly teetotal until her mid-40s, when she had her first sip of sherry to celebrate her son’s footballing success.

Hyena Trailer (2015)

06 March 2015

Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?

Scapegoat Trailer (2009)

26 October 2009

This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family.

Togo Trailer (2019)

20 December 2019

The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

Middletown Trailer (2007)

02 March 2007

Having spent most of his life in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his hometown as its new preacher.

'71 Trailer (2014)

10 October 2014

A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story Trailer (2015)

22 December 2015

Comedy drama about the beginnings of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's writing partnership and their struggles to get Dad's Army on the screen in 1968.

Five Minutes of Heaven Trailer (2009)

19 January 2009

The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

Wodehouse In Exile Trailer (2013)

25 March 2013

An all-star cast heads up this intimate film about how author, P.G.Wodehouse, came to face a charge of treason during the Second World War and how this quintessential Englishman, creator of Jeeves and Wooster, became an exile from his own country and never set foot on English soil again.

A Further Gesture Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Dowd, an IRA prisoner in the H-blocks, is gloomily facing his sentence, until he joins a comrade in a risky escape.

Good Vibrations Trailer (2012)

31 May 2012

The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

The Mighty Celt Trailer (2005)

11 February 2005

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe.

My Boy Jack Trailer (2007)

11 November 2007

Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust Trailer (2011)

13 March 2011

The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true extent of the clerical abuse scandal.

The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities Trailer (2015)

13 March 2015

This musical celebration charts the lives and careers of some of the biggest selling acts in Irish rock, punk and pop from Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy to The Undertones and U2.

Ghost Machine Trailer (2009)

01 February 2009

Two technicians battle a vengeful spirit that has infected their stolen military software.

Pumpgirl Trailer (2009)

02 April 2009

The dark story of three people who become playthings of the devil: a man, Shawshank, human enough but with a glee for spoiling people’s lives.

Dark Touch Trailer (2013)

27 September 2013

Niamh is the lone survivor of a mysterious massacre in which the furniture and objects in her family’s isolated house took on a monstrous life of their own.

Holy Cross Trailer (2003)

10 October 2003

Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their neighbourhood from the Catholic area of Ardoyne to the Holy Cross primary school.

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song Trailer (2000)

12 July 2000

Ireland's bloody 1916 Easter Uprising, the suffragette movement in England, a Zeppelin raid, and a meeting with a rising young British cabinet member named Winston Churchill become vivid vignettes in Indy's life.

Shooting for Socrates Trailer (2014)

11 July 2014

Set in Belfast against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup, Shooting for Socrates tells the story of a momentous time in Northern Ireland's football history through the eyes of players, fans and the media.

Puckoon Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.

The Rule of Thumb Trailer (2012)

11 February 2012

Forty-something mummy’s boy Neil Barrow attempts to make his mum proud. Living out his fantasy the attempt leads to a disastrous stand-off at his local school.

Bloody Friday Trailer (2012)

19 July 2012

On July 21st 1972 the IRA planned the biggest car bomb blitz ever seen. 40 years on we tell the story of that day through the eyes of people who were there.